It's Friday and we are already halfway through the first month of 2009. Time is certainly speeding up, but mostly in retrospect. And the world continues to deliver dilemmas on the tips of the African Rhinoceros and other horned beasts.
For example, you can't even buy a cup of coffee without taking some political test. It makes perfect sense to me that Invercargill would be the locale for making a stand on [the Gaza incursion] (insert phrase of preference to suit your view).
And whilst we think about defining this conflict, consider how we manage to redefine all sorts of other issues.
Maybe I should declare myself a libertarian and announce also that, as a libertarian, I do not believe for one moment in property rights. State Control is the way for Libertarians to go, and we Libertarians need to get with the times and adapt.
Now a few Libertarians (but not all) will say I'm talking rubbish, just as Fr Kennedy is when he says he's Catholic.
Whilst he appears to be a great humanitarian (and it is easy to be both Catholic and a great humanitarian), we have a problem if he radically redefines Catholicism to suit his personal definition, for numerous reasons.
No doubt, Richard Dawkins can also declare himself a Catholic and hold that atheism is a central Catholic doctrine and must be incorporated into the latest papal encyclicals. I'm not sure the Pope is going to go for that one.
Well, must dash for the train. Will log in later and be appalled at how much damage writing without thinking can achieve...I'll come back later after having a few drinks and fix this up...hang-on, there may be a flaw in that plan too..
UPDATE: And speaking of how much redefining goes on, here's a fascinating look at how a picture says a thousand words, and zooming out says another thousand, and changing the angle says another thousand. Media Manipulation, chapter by chapter [Hat tip: Redbaiter]
For example, you can't even buy a cup of coffee without taking some political test. It makes perfect sense to me that Invercargill would be the locale for making a stand on [the Gaza incursion] (insert phrase of preference to suit your view).
And whilst we think about defining this conflict, consider how we manage to redefine all sorts of other issues.
Maybe I should declare myself a libertarian and announce also that, as a libertarian, I do not believe for one moment in property rights. State Control is the way for Libertarians to go, and we Libertarians need to get with the times and adapt.
Now a few Libertarians (but not all) will say I'm talking rubbish, just as Fr Kennedy is when he says he's Catholic.
Whilst he appears to be a great humanitarian (and it is easy to be both Catholic and a great humanitarian), we have a problem if he radically redefines Catholicism to suit his personal definition, for numerous reasons.
No doubt, Richard Dawkins can also declare himself a Catholic and hold that atheism is a central Catholic doctrine and must be incorporated into the latest papal encyclicals. I'm not sure the Pope is going to go for that one.
Well, must dash for the train. Will log in later and be appalled at how much damage writing without thinking can achieve...I'll come back later after having a few drinks and fix this up...hang-on, there may be a flaw in that plan too..
UPDATE: And speaking of how much redefining goes on, here's a fascinating look at how a picture says a thousand words, and zooming out says another thousand, and changing the angle says another thousand. Media Manipulation, chapter by chapter [Hat tip: Redbaiter]